62% of Missourians

[Duck_walk]

In 2018, we strongly voted in a method to stop the obvious gerrymandering done in the state of Missouri. We voted in a commission to make sure districts are drawn up to be competitive without favoring either party. 62%.

Today Mo Repubs said screw the voters. We ain’t doing it that way.

 

[Veerman_12]

In 2018, we strongly voted in a method to stop the obvious gerrymandering done in the state of Missouri. We voted in a commission to make sure districts are drawn up to be competitive without favoring either party. 62%.

Today Mo Repubs said screw the voters. We ain’t doing it that way.

Yep, the party in power gerrymanders. That's not news.

There are no impartial commissions, nor will there ever be. Hard to get torn up over this one.

 

[Neutron Monster]

Yep, the party in power gerrymanders. That's not news.

There are no impartial commissions, nor will there ever be. Hard to get torn up over this one.

Plenty of states have them

 

[Veerman_12]

Plenty of states have them

"Impartial" isnt a thing. Everyone has biases. Period.

 

[bullitpdq68]

Plenty of states have them

Neutron, let me guess the states you list are blue.

 

[Duck_walk]

Neutron, let me guess the states you list are blue.

Bullit, let me guess. You think it is OK for the party in power to gerrymander/redistrict their state to ensure they never lose power. Because Veerman does. Got it.

 

[bullitpdq68]

Bullit, let me guess. You think it is OK for the party in power to gerrymander/redistrict their state to ensure they never lose power. Because Veerman does. Got it.

No not saying that, but what people think is fair is determined more by party affiliation then based on reality.... What I might think is fair you might find ludicrous.

 

[Neutron Monster]

Neutron, let me guess the states you list are blue.

No, not at all. Iowa is the prime example. Historically, it was more of a populist thing. It's been winning a fair number of state elections recently, similar to what happened in MO.

Both Rs and Ds tend to like to get to set their own districts when they have political power. They get to protect their seats and their margin. It's a lousy system. I don't think you have to go to what MO did (I don't know why you have to draw districts that create 40% D seats if 40% of the voters voted D in the last election), but the idea that one party controls all the seat boundaries for a state is fundamentally undemocratic and bad. It should be a bi-partisan or non-partisan effort that requires each party to feel like they made a compromise.

 

[Neutron Monster]

No not saying that, but what people think is fair is determined more by party affiliation then based on reality.... What I might think is fair you might find ludicrous.

The maps in Michigan, Maryland, etc. are absurd. There's no justification for them from the standpoint of good governance beyond "I like one party more"